Unfairenheight 9/11

[unixronin]

"To describe this film as dishonest and demagogic would almost be to promote those terms to the level of respectability.  To describe this film as a piece of crap would be to run the risk of a discourse that would never again rise above the excremental.  To describe it as an exercise in facile crowd-pleasing would be too obvious.  Fahrenheit 9/11 is a sinister exercise in moral frivolity, crudely disguised as an exercise in seriousness.  It is also a spectacle of abject political cowardice masking itself as a demonstration of "dissenting" bravery."

-- Christopher Hitchens

(Finder's credit, again, to radarrider.  And to fruitylipsgoes the credit for this followup, in which the Slate pours derision upon Michael Moore's empty threats to sue anyone who dares point out that Emperor Moore has no clothes.)

Comments

[dirtynumbangel.livejournal.com]

Buggering smegging LJ ate my response.

Short version:

Moore puts as much spin on his lies as the right wing does on theirs. This is bad, because when we stoop to their level of discourse, we have de facto lost the whole struggle.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Moore has to be a shill for the right. I can't believe anyone could be that deluded.

Thanks for the links

[dakiwiboid.livejournal.com]

bbwoof and I were just discussing this last night. I was being a touch intransigent about it, alas. I have never liked documentaries, to be honest, and I prefer to spend evenings out at the movies being entertained. Am I escapist? Hell, yes! I've always considered Moore a propagandist. I was raised Catholic, and I know the sins of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith (founded by Francis Xavier of the Society of Jesus) quite, quite well.

I've also just recovered from a spell of depression which inclined me to burst into tears at the slightest provocation. An evening of gloom, doom, angst and political horror sounded like the last thing my mental health needs. I agreed, reluctantly, to go along if the rest of the family wanted to see the blasted thing, but I honestly think Two Brothers sounds like a better bet, cutesy tiger cubs and all.

Perhaps these links will convince Woof to stay home and watch a nice old horror movie on DVD instead.